What is a wiki?
In essence, a wiki is a collaborative community web site. Rather than relying on corporations or organizations to provide content, wikis allow end users to contribute and create. As users add to the pages, a living text is created. This Web 2.0 tool gives a voice to all concerned parties.
Why would I use a wiki? On the most rudimentary level, a wiki can be used as a bulletin board. It’s a great way to disseminate information. However, wikis offer so much more.
Students and teachers begin to communicate in new ways, building a community of learners. As the wiki is constructed the community begins to thrive. Dynamic content becomes the norm and teachers get a better
Where do I get a wiki? For the purpose of this session, we will be focusing on http://www.__wikispaces__.com, but you can find free wikis from other sources. A search for "free wikis" will point you in the right direction. Teachers can create private, advertisement free wikis on wikispaces.com by navigating to: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
OK, I understand wikis. What is a widget? Wikis are great at the basics: text, images and links. Wikis aren’t so great at "gee whiz" stuff. Enter the widget. Widgets are small applications that can be embedded within a wikispace page. Wikispaces provides a set of widgets and built‐in support for widgets from some external sites. Fortunately, you are not limited to the "officially supported" widgets. Almost any web‐based application that will generate an embed tag will work on a wikispace page.
Where can I see some widgets in action? Check out the session wikispace at http://cffwikiwidgets.__wikispaces__.com. You must have a wikispaces account to see the page.
Wiki Widgets: Adding Dynamic Content to a Wikispace 2 2008 Classrooms for the Future Coaches’ Boot Camp
In essence, a wiki is a collaborative community web site. Rather than relying on corporations or organizations to provide content, wikis allow end users to contribute and create. As users add to the pages, a living text is created. This Web 2.0 tool gives a voice to all concerned parties.
Why would I use a wiki?
On the most rudimentary level, a wiki can be used as a bulletin board. It’s a great way to disseminate information. However, wikis offer so much more.
Students and teachers begin to communicate in new ways, building a community of learners. As the wiki is constructed the community begins to thrive. Dynamic content becomes the norm and teachers get a better
Where do I get a wiki?
For the purpose of this session, we will be focusing on http://www.__wikispaces__.com, but you can find free wikis from other sources. A search for "free wikis" will point you in the right direction.
Teachers can create private, advertisement free wikis on wikispaces.com by navigating to:
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
OK, I understand wikis. What is a widget?
Wikis are great at the basics: text, images and links. Wikis aren’t so great at "gee whiz" stuff. Enter the widget.
Widgets are small applications that can be embedded within a wikispace page. Wikispaces provides a set of widgets and built‐in support for widgets from some external sites.
Fortunately, you are not limited to the "officially supported" widgets. Almost any web‐based application that will generate an embed tag will work on a wikispace page.
Where can I see some widgets in action?
Check out the session wikispace at http://cffwikiwidgets.__wikispaces__.com. You must have a wikispaces account to see the page.
Wiki Widgets: Adding Dynamic Content to a Wikispace 2 2008 Classrooms for the Future Coaches’ Boot Camp